: pottery coated with slip to improve or decorate the surface
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Recent Examples on the WebSince it was first discovered by art historians and collectors in the late 19th century, Samanid epigraphic slipware has been recognized as among the finest achievements of Islamic art. Helen A. Cooper, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Among her recent works are a series of monumental wall hangings each made from dozens of slipware tiles adorned with compositions of symbols and patterns that seem to communicate fractured snippets of ancestral tales.New York Times, 17 Mar. 2021 According to Robert Hunter, an archaeologist and the editor of the journal Ceramics in America, research suggests that the slipware pottery found in Philadelphia was made by French or German potters working in the city. Peter Libbey, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018